arzobispo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish arçobispo, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɾθoˈbispo/ [aɾ.θoˈβ̞is.po]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aɾsoˈbispo/ [aɾ.soˈβ̞is.po]
• Rhymes: -ispo
• Syllabification: ar‧zo‧bis‧po

Noun

arzobispo m (plural arzobispos)

1. archbishop

Derived terms

• arzobispal

 

Related terms

• arzobispado
• obispo

 

Descendants

• Chavacano: arzobispo
• → Bikol Central: arsobispo
• → Cebuano: arsobispo
• → Chibcha: arçobispo
• → Hiligaynon: arsobispo
• → Ilocano: arsobispo
• → Tagalog: arsobispo

Further reading

• “arzobispo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16